The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-30

asked as / dropped into the only chair
with baby and looked around.
.Do you want the earthf" he roared
back. "What do we come to the coun-
try for? DO we expect to find places
out here? tell you. this is the most
picturesque. romantic spot I've seen
Ia twenty years, and propose TO put
In two months here!'
finally got baby 10 sleep, made my
toilet, and then went out with Mr..
Bowser To view the neighborhood-
There was lake.
IL was almost forty rods long, and
almost twenty rods wide.
There was postofiice and black
smith shop.
There were two hay-stacks, a ruined
saw-mill and lame horse.
That was all, and / returned TO the
hotel while Mr.. Bowser went fishing.
We had supper at 6 o'clock. The
landlady rang three bells. The first
was TO notify us that we could expect
supper; the second was that supper
was being prepared; the third that
supper was ready. Between the diff
farent bells MIR. Bowser picked the
burrs off his pantaloons, rubbed some
ointment on his neck, and said TO me:
ave all feel the change already.
haven't seen you and baby look so well
in six months, while have the appe-
tite of a horse / think We'll put in
three months here"
When we went In to supper we
found knives and forks without han
dies, cracked plates and table cloth
with seven holes Literally and artistic
ally distributed throughout its length
and breadth. The tea might have
been sage, or IL might have been cat
nip. The biscuits were yellow with
salaratus. The butter was white in
the face and tasted Of the last genera
ton. There were some fried eggs
but they had scared a setting hen of
the nest TO get them. The milk In the
pitcher had turned. IL probably be-
longed TO the Turner Society. Mr.
Bowser tried 10 stuff himself in order
10 carry his point, but IL was no use.
He might have restrained himself un'
I'll morning had not said as we re-
turned 10 the bed room:
AS for living, yuml yuml Think OF
cream, fresh eggs, yell"
"Yes, think of i'll" he roared. "WhC
got me out herel Who was whining
about the pure air of the country =
finding fault with our table-com.
planning Of our AXIS bedrooml You've
succeeded in dragging us out here
and now hope you feel better"
We sat on the yeranda and fought
mosquitoes until 10 o'clock and theI
went 10 bed IL was bedstead with
"A cord in 10, and IL was a straw bed or
which we slept. There wasn't mos
quito bar at any door or window in the
house and we were hardly in bed be
fore the pests pitched into us. Sever
different times before midnight die
Mr.. Bowser get out Of bed and ligh
the tallow DIP and attack the enemy
He was getting out for the eighth time
when the cord broke and we all wen
through to the floor. Then we got M
and sat up the rest Of the night, catch
ing cat-naps between the bites. w,
might not have known when day
broke, except for the kindly interes
taken in MS by stray hog. The beas
crept under the house, and the space
was so small that he lifted the boards
under our feet with his back. Wher
we felt the boards lit we knew tina
another day had dawned upon thu
picturesque locality.
We left the hotel before breakfas
and were home TO dinner. Mr.. Bowse
seemed very much occupied with hi
thoughts on the way home, and wheI
we finally entered the house he turne,
on me and said:
"Mrs. Bowser, I'm man who cal
bear great deal before losing m,
temper, but | want to give you fai
warning right here and now that
want no more Of your nonsensel Th'
next time you mention country TO m,
the next time you dragon me int
another excursion OF this kind shall
be justified in in-w
And he kicked the trunk, pitches
his fishing tackle into the back yard
and went out TO get some cold cream
for his blisters, burns and bites.